Heard is countersuing Depp for $100 million for defaming her and characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax.
He added, “The counterclaim statements are 100 percent false.
There was no hoax perpetrated.
Johnny Depp; Amber Heard.EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Mr. Depp is an abuser who abused Ms. Heard.
She did not conspire with her friends to create a hoax.
She did not create a hoax herself.”
Azcarate denied that motion as well.
Depp’s team will continue to call on rebuttal witnesses through Wednesday.
Depp’s ex-girlfriend, the modelKate Moss, is expected to testify Wednesday.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday.
